WELLMAN

Before taking a break for the holidays, the Golden Hawks held a senior night quadrangular against River Valley Conference opponents Wilton, West Liberty, and Anamosa on Dec. 18.

The Mid-Prairie girls found plenty of success wrestling on their home mat in front of a supportive crowd, defeating Anamosa, 36-27, and Wilton, 42-30. They only lost one dual, falling to West Liberty, 42-36. 

These two wins and one loss give Mid-Prairie a 6-4 dual record on the season. 

After their first duel of the night Mid-Prairie honored its seniors: Ellie Brenneman, Shelby Stacy, and Gabi Robertson. 

Ashlee Farrier, at 130, won two of her three matches for Mid-Prairie. 

Farrier made quick work of her opponent from Wilton, Kaelyn Holladay. Farrier won by fall over Holladay in 23 seconds.

Against West Liberty, Farrier won by fall over Katherin Barten in 1:53. Her only loss came against Anamosa, getting pinned by Adison Musser in 3:05.  

Mid-Prairie’s Ellie Brenneman, at 135, won two matches, one by fall and one by forfeit. Her victory by forfeit was against West Liberty. 

Brenneman defeated Anamosa’s Tayden Thurston by fall in 53 seconds. Her lone loss of the night came against Wilton’s Kaydence Boorn. Boorn won by fall over Brenneman in 1:39. 

In her first match of the quad, Mid-Prairie’s Ellie Callahan at 170 pinned Wilton’s Zena Schubich in 32 seconds. Riding her momentum from one match to another, Callahan won her next contest in an even faster fashion. She defeated West Liberty’s Angelique Bonilla in 19 seconds. 

Callahan’s third match against Anamosa’s Isabella Taylor ended up going the distance. Going two for three on the night, Callahan was defeated by Taylor by way of a 6-2 decision. 

Also collecting victories for Mid-Prairie at this quad was Gabby Gingerich at 120, Shelby Stacy at 235, Ruby Miller at 105, Taylor Pence at 140, Austyn Sexton at 115, Mardie Berry at 155, and Becca Westfall at 110.

Against Anamosa Gingerich, Berry, Stacy, and Sexton all won by forfeit. Against West Liberty Westfall won by fall in 22 seconds, Stacey won by fall in 1:09, and Berry won by fall in 1:41.

Against Wilton Miller won by fall in 5:20 and Pence won by fall in 59 seconds. Also, against Wilton Berry, Stacey, and Gingerich all won by forfeit. 

As we enter the winter break the Golden Hawks are led by Brenneman and Berry who both have a team high 21 wins. Following close behind is Sexton with a 20-11 record. 

Other Hawks who have reached double digit win totals this season are Farrier with a 18-3 record, Stacey with a 17-10 record, Callahan with a 18-11 record, and Westfall with a 11-7 record.